She is known for her excellent drafting skills and exceptional capability at sorting out complex private client tax matters. She is a fellow and Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and member of STEP Technical Committee and CIOT Capital Taxes Committee. Co-author of “Trust Taxation and Estate Planning” Sweet & Maxwell Co-editor of “Dymond’s Capital Taxes”. Various secondments to HM Treasury and HMRC including on foreign doms and IHT and residential property. Co-author of chapter in IFS Mirrlees Report on Taxation of Wealth and Wealth Transfers. Contributor to Current Issues in Succession Law. On Editorial Board of British Tax Review. She sits on the GAAR Advisory Committee.

Emma also practises as an independent barrister.

Recommendations

“The Chambers Guide: “She is the pre-eminent expert on all matters to do with tax of trusts and offshore trusts. She is top of the tree for that – an absolute star.” “She has extensive knowledge of the field and you know if you get an opinion from her, it’s going to be very difficult for the Revenue to argue against it.” (2017)

“She is an expert at inheritance tax and trust work. She also has a background as a solicitor so has a very practical, hand-on approach. She will help you arrive at a solution rather than simply give you answers.”

“She is extremely intelligent. She digs right down to the bottom of every issue, which is comforting when dealing with high-value, complex situations,”

“She is an expert at inheritance tax and trust work. She also has a background as a solicitor so has a very practical, hands-on approach. She will help you arrive at a solution rather than simply give you answers.” (2016)

A committed personal tax practitioner, with a background as a private client solicitor, who provides clients with a wide range of expertise relating to private client matters. She furnishes inheritance and capital gains tax advice for UK domiciles, and regularly provides trust guidance, often for those domiciled abroad. “I had to instruct her on a matter that was so complicated that it made my nose bleed. Her advice was brilliant.”(2015)